Cavern Crawler
Mercadian Masques 181 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 181
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Mountainwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
red mana: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cavern Crawler was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set drew inspiration from the plane of Mercadia, a world defined by its mercantile culture and goblin-dominated hierarchy. This card specifically reflects the theme of exploration and subterranean hazard prevalent in the set's narrative, serving as a tactical tool for players to manipulate the battlefield while adhering to the expansion's focus on cost-efficient, color-shifted creatures.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Terese Nielsen, a prominent figure in early Magic art history. Her design for the Cavern Crawler leaned into the gritty, earthy aesthetic of the Mercadian underworld, utilizing a color palette and character posture that conveyed a sense of nervous, skittish movement. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional addition to specialized deck archetypes, valued by players for its interaction with the set’s unique mechanics surrounding card draw and permanent sacrifice.
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